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Matt Swarbrick

Optimist and Tea Maker at Henbant

DAY 4 - FARM SCALE
4 March 2023
16:00 - 19:00 GMT (London)
17:00 - 20:00 CET (Paris)
18:00 - 21:00 EET (Athens)
Day 4 Programme

Matt Swarbrick

Making small farms work: A story of successfully farming with nature

::  holistic management  ::  biodiversity  ::  small farms

Is it possible to buy a small farm with a mortgage, produce real food, pay the mortgage, build soil, build biodiversity, bring a community with you, and enjoy it? Matt shares his insights of applying Permaculture and Holistic Management to a small Welsh farm.

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Matt runs Henbant farm in north-west Wales, with his family. After a career in award winning TV production, Matt left for a simpler life in the country. Henbant is showing that you can buy a small farm on a mortgage and make it work.

Using holistic management methods (Savory, 2010) we have developed a set of holistic contexts for us as a family and for the farm.

  • We have time to enjoy each other, not get stressed and stay healthy

  • We have a abundant and productive farm with healthy soil, ecosystem and human community.

  • We have a stable, sufficient income

  • We live purposeful lives we can be proud of and we make the world a better place

  • We have a diversity of visitors to the farm and the farm becomes valued by them in their lives

Check the detailed programme of the 5 days of the Forum:
DAY 1Learn how the food system can be transformed with diverse growing systems that can meet our needs, enhance biodiversity and tackle climate change.
Speaker - Day 1 - Food Systems
DAY 1
DAY 1 Learn how the food system can be transformed with diverse growing systems that can meet our needs, enhance biodiversity and tackle climate change.
DAY 2Discover how permaculture can guide you in creating growing spaces that can be productive, beautiful and biodiverse, whatever the size!
Speaker - DAY 2 - Garden Scale
DAY 2
DAY 2 Discover how permaculture can guide you in creating growing spaces that can be productive, beautiful and biodiverse, whatever the size!
DAY 3Food is at the heart of every culture. Come along, discover innovative projects, and engage with the big questions about creating a community based food system.
Speaker - DAY 3 - Community Scale
DAY 3
DAY 3 Food is at the heart of every culture. Come along, discover innovative projects, and engage with the big questions about creating a community based food system.
DAY 4Learn how practitioners use techniques like agroforestry, biodynamics or grazing to create farms that grow nutritious food and benefit nature and community.
Speaker - DAY 4 - Farm Scale
DAY 4
DAY 4 Learn how practitioners use techniques like agroforestry, biodynamics or grazing to create farms that grow nutritious food and benefit nature and community.
DAY 5We weave together our learning into actions for a healthy food future. Join us to share your plans or discover your next step in supporting this mission.
Speaker - DAY 5 - Future Care
DAY 5
DAY 5 We weave together our learning into actions for a healthy food future. Join us to share your plans or discover your next step in supporting this mission.
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